appositives

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What is an appositive?

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or provides more information about another noun.

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Which part of speech will be an appositive?

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Noun

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What does an appositive do in a sentence?

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An appositive provides more information about a noun.

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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'My dog, Max, loves to play.'

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Max

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How do you punctuate an appositive?

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You should use commas to set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence.

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Example of an appositive in a sentence: 'My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar.' What is the appositive?

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a talented musician

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What is the appositive in this sentence: 'The city of Paris is beautiful.'

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of Paris

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True or False: An appositive can be a single word or a phrase.

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True

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated? 'My cat, the fluffy one, is sleeping.' or 'My cat the fluffy one is sleeping.'

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My cat, the fluffy one, is sleeping.

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What is the appositive in this sentence: 'Tasty's, a small deli, is my favorite place to eat.'

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a small deli